@Imperial_Eagle2 Its a publishers job to connect author and audience, and they haven't been pulling their weight lately.
It's a valid complaint if poorly articulated.
@JoshBabarinde You are trying to lay a claim to a heritage you do not have.
Some of our ancestors are best located by trees. All of yours are best located by aeroplane.
@olivertraldi Women and girls do love videogames, but hobby puzzle games mostly. Artistic mediums are not gender specific, but subgenres can be.
Men and boys do love reading, but history and hero fantasies
@jillianspiridon One of my favourite book series growing up was the Abhorsen chronicles with a female protagonist throughout
It is not about the sex of the character, but the story being told. Feminine tales prefer emotional storytelling, whereas masculine stories favour a logical plot + emotion
@Tannies_and_Me It would have been a very different story with a female protagonist.
Assuming you can tell the same story with a teenage girl kind of says more about you than teenage boys.
They just read manga instead. There's actually a market for them in Japan.
@katie_campione The majority of male literacy atm is LitRPG Isekei fantasy. Basically Harry Potter with a hard magic system, and usually female sexual competition.
Most of them are the same generic slop as romantasy, but you do get the occasional good one.
The problem is variety.
@athiestboi Men are bigger, stronger and more capable of rational thought on more regular occasions.
The real world has real consequences, and men are more equipped to deal with those consequences.
If he has to, shut up and let him.